2,162 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 824 HPD complaints, 677 311 service requests, 365 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 92.6. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 6 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-12-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
165 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 19 · winter 2024–25: 60 · winter 2025–26: 84). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
148 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (78) · GENERAL (20) · Illegal Parking (9) · Noise (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · APPLIANCE (8).
$100,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1909) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (48) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | GVS PROPERTIES |
| Head officer | EFSTAHIOS VALIOTIS |
| Managing agent | ALMA REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,349,000 | $1,507,050 |
| 2026 | $3,394,000 | $1,527,300 |
| 2027 | $3,478,000 | $1,565,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 41/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 157 St — 1 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 157 St / Edward M Morgan Pl — Bx6 Bx6-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 157 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 028 Wright Brothers Middle: Community Math & Science Prep. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
614 West 157 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
148 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 78 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 155 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $19,846,893 on 2015-06-04 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 7 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-05 | Agreement $57,729,513 — from GVS PROPERTIES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $57,729,513 | |
| 2015-06-04 | Mortgage $19,846,894 — from GVS PROPERTIES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $19,846,894 | |
| 2015-06-04 | Agreement $64,500,000 — from GVS PROPERTIES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $64,500,000 | |
| 2012-06-18 | Agreement $46,425,000 — from GVS PROPERTIES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $46,425,000 | |
| 2012-06-18 | Agreement $4,577,731 — from GVS PROPERTIES, LLC; 555 PROSPECT ASSOCIATES,LLC to STAFF CAPITAL, INC. | $4,577,731 | |
| 2012-02-29 | Deed $5,390,554 — from 610 WEST 157 STREET OWNER LLC to GVS PROPERTIES, LLC | $5,390,554 | |
| 2009-10-27 | Agreement $67,945,000 — from 559 WEST 164 STREET OWNER LLC; BROADWAY PORTFOLIO I OWNER LLC; 610 WEST 157 STREET OWNER L to SOVEREIGN BANK | $67,945,000 | |
| 2009-10-16 | Agreement $4,900,000 — from 610 WEST 157 STREET OWNER LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $4,900,000 | |
| 2007-01-23 | Mortgage $3,802,143 — from 610 WEST 157 STREET OWNER LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $3,802,143 | |
| 2007-01-23 | Agreement $5,800,000 — from 610 WEST 157 STREET OWNER LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $5,800,000 | |
| 2006-12-13 | Deed $6,700,000 — from ZETA MANAGEMENT LLC to 610 WEST 157 STREET OWNER LLC | $6,700,000 | |
| 2005-08-23 | Agreement $2,075,000 — from ZETA MANAGEMENT LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,075,000 | |
| 2005-08-23 | Mortgage $1,488,366 — from ZETA MANAGEMENT LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,488,366 | |
| 1998-08-21 | Mortgage $119,701 — from TSAFATINOS, TERRY; KOKOLIS, PANAGIS to REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $119,701 | |
| 1988-08-30 | Mortgage $700,000 — from TSAFATINOS, TERRY; KOKLIS, PANAGIS to CROSSLAND SAVINGS FSB | $700,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 85 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 85 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 60 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 55 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 4 | 213 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 63 |
Every one of the 2,162 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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